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Welcome to Mount Ida ...

The city of Mount Ida is located in Montgomery County<1> and is the County Seat for Montgomery County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mount Ida, you might consider that their post office opened in 1842.

A typical abbreviation for Mount Ida: Mt. Ida

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Mount Ida has a population of 1,012 people<2> (see below for details).

Mount Ida is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Mount Ida lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Mount Ida: 870 & 327<4>

The ZIP code for Mount Ida: 71957<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Mount Ida had an population of 1,012 people. This is a decrease of 5.95% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 3.16% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Mount Ida had a population of 1,076 people (or 11.31% of the total population of Montgomery County). This makes Mount Ida the county's most populous community.

The population of Mount Ida represents 0.04% of the population of Arkansas (which has 2,915,918 people), making it the state's 184th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,076 people, the population of Mount Ida increased 9.68% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 981 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Mount Ida.

Communities Also Named Mount Ida ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Mount Ida - they are located in Alabama, Massachusetts, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mount Ida.

Communities near Mount Ida ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Mount Ida.

  • Glenwood
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Norman
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Oden
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Oden is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oden
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oden <6>
  • Black Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Black Springs is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Springs
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
  • Ophir
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Ophir is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
  • Pencil Bluff
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Sims
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Sims is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims
  • Washita
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Washita is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washita
  • Whitetown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Whitetown is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitetown
  • Manfred
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Manfred is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manfred

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Mount Ida. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mount Ida.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Mount Ida. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mount Ida.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Mount Ida. Our list includes 8 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Mount Ida.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mount Ida ...

Looking for more information about Mount Ida? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Mount Ida, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Mount Ida.

Adding Mount Ida to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mount Ida in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Mount Ida was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Mount Ida post office opened in 1842.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mount Ida.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Montgomery, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Mount Ida.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mount Ida - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 870 code has been Overlayed with the 327 area code. New phone numbers in the Mount Ida area will be assigned with one of these codes: 870 or 327. As a result, placing a call in the Mount Ida area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Mount Ida). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Mount Ida or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/